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UNINA9910825434603321 |
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Autore |
Sherman Sarah Way |
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Titolo |
Sacramental shopping : Louisa May Alcott, Edith Wharton, and the spirit of modern consumerism / / Sarah Way Sherman |
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Durham : , : University of New Hampshire Press, , 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (333 p.) |
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Collana |
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Becoming modern: new nineteenth-century studies |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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American fiction - Women authors - History and criticism |
American fiction - 19th century - History and criticism |
Civilization, Modern, in literature |
Consumption (Economics) in literature |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Raising virtuous shoppers: Little Women and the marketplace of morality -- Lily Bart and the pursuit of happiness -- Lily at the crossroads: Vanity Fair versus The republic of the spirit -- Smart Jews and failed Protestants -- Lily in the valley of the shadow. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Illuminates modern consumer culture and its challenges to American identity and values in two classic novels |
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